Admission Requirements
Conditions for acceptance into the BS Management Program are as follows:
(1) A GPA of 2.5 or higher on 30 or more completed semester hours. If fewer than 30 semester hours have been completed at Kean, GPA will be calculated using coursework from all transfer institutions attended.
(2) Complete the Foundation Coursework with a grade of ‘C’ or better,
ENG 1030 College Composition
COMM 1402 Speech Communication as Critical Citizenship
MATH 1044 OR MATH 1054 Pre-Calculus
GE 2021 Research & Technology
(3) Additional courses to be completed with a grade of ‘C’ or better to declare major:
ECO 1020 Principles of Economics I (Macroeconomics)
ECO 1021 Principles of Economics II (Microeconomics)
CPS 1032 Microcomputer Applications
ACCT 2200 Principles of Accounting I
MGS 2150 Business Statistics & Applications
General Education 32
Foundations Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 19
Humanities 6
*ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.
Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit) | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Social Sciences 6
| HIST 1062 | WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 |
*HIST 1062: GE Distribution Course required of all students.
Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
| Psychology | 3 |
| Economics or ES 1010 World Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 7
Select one Lab Science course from the following areas:
| Lab Science: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Earth Science, Forensic Sciences, Interdisciplinary, Physics or Sustainability Sciences | 4 |
Additional Required Courses 12
Additional Required Courses 12
Academic Major 55
All Major courses require a grade of C or better.
Business Core Requirements 31
Business Analytics Core Requirements 12
| MGS 3001 | PYTHON PROGRAMMING FOR BUSINESS | 3 |
| MGS 3101 | FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 3 |
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| MGS 3701 | DATA MINING IN BUSINESS | 3 |
| OR | |
| MKT 3950 | DATA MINING IN BUSINESS | 3 |
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| 4701 | INTEGRATIVE APPLICATIONS OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 3 |
Business Analytics Electives 9
**CPS 2231 or MATH 2415; Prerequisites for MATH 3700 and MATH 4710.
| Select any 3 courses from the following list | |
| GBUS 4310 | GLOBAL BUSINESS RESEARCH & ANALYTICS | 3 |
| MATH 3700 | BIG DATA COMPUTING | 3 |
| MATH 4710 | DATA VISUALIZATION | 3 |
| MGS 3110 | MANAGERIAL DECISION MODELING | 3 |
| MGS 3120 | ADV STAT METH IN MGT SCI | 3 |
| MGS 3130 | FORECASTING TECH IN BUS & ECO | 3 |
| MGS 3501 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESS | 3 |
| MGS 4041 | BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3 |
| MKT 3550 | MARKETING RESEARCH | 3 |
MGS 3000-4000 (No Co-op or Internship credits allowed in this area)
Major Capstone Course 3
MGS 4999 Writing Emphasis Course (WE) Course required by Major. A grade of C or better is required.
Free Electives 21
(At least 50% must be 3000/4000 level)
MGS 3291 (1 credit), MGS 3292 (2 credits) or MGS 3293 (3 credits): Optional Internship/Co-op
MGS 1996: Optional Research Initiative, may be taken twice for credit.